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How to get a promotion when working remotely

Even if you’re doing hybrid or remote work, you don’t have to be ‘out of sight, out of mind’ to your manager. In this episode of ‘The New Way We Work,’ Dorie Clark explains how.

How to get a promotion when working remotely

In places where water is hard to access, these panels can grab it from thin air

Source Global’s technology has so far brought drinking water to Navajo Nation, Aboriginal Australians, and tribes in Colombia.

In places where water is hard to access, these panels can grab it from thin air

Why I decided to quit my retail job and join the Great Resignation

‘It was very much like leaving an abusive relationship,’ says this retail worker, who left the industry after 14 years.

Why I decided to quit my retail job and join the Great Resignation

This is what’s really behind the Great Resignation

On the latest episode of The New Way We Work we find out why so many people are quitting and how managers can get them to stay.

This is what’s really behind the Great Resignation

Hate the thought of returning to your cubicle? Thank medieval monks

The modern open-plan office and the cubicle have origins in historical periods such as ancient Rome and 18th-century London.

Hate the thought of returning to your cubicle? Thank medieval monks

The most successful companies infuse their business with design. Now they need to think bigger

Read Debbie Millman’s exclusive foreword to our new book ‘Fast Company Innovation by Design: Creative Ideas That Transform The Way We Live and Work,’ available now for pre-order.

The most successful companies infuse their business with design. Now they need to think bigger

This is who should (and shouldn’t) return to the office

Before calling employees back to the office there are several things you should consider. We explore the issue from all angles on the latest episode of “The New Way We Work.”

This is who should (and shouldn’t) return to the office

This app lets hungry people secure their next meal with a text

Rather than waiting in line at a food bank, someone can just text the word “HUNGRY” to Bento, choose a nearby restaurant, and pick up a meal.

This app lets hungry people secure their next meal with a text

The one thing you should always do when you ask for career advice

On this week’s episode of ‘Hit the Ground Running,’ we learn from journalist and podcast host Olivia Perez about the right way to ask for advice.

The one thing you should always do when you ask for career advice

This novel approach to storytelling is designed for Gen Z readers

Young adults are engaging with a book that’s made specifically for Instagram, Snapchat, and Spotify.

This novel approach to storytelling is designed for Gen Z readers

Investors poured nearly $8 billion into synthetic biology last year. This company is leading the field

Twist Bioscience ‘writes’ DNA on silicon chips, which can be used to fight COVID-19, develop precision medicines, and store your favorite Netflix show.

Investors poured nearly $8 billion into synthetic biology last year. This company is leading the field

This free environmental documentary streaming site is Netflix for the planet

It’s run by the executive producer of the Oscar-winning movie ‘My Octopus Teacher.’

This free environmental documentary streaming site is Netflix for the planet

This startup ensures that forestry-based carbon offsets deliver on their promises

The market for carbon offsets could be worth $100 billion by 2030. Pachama cofounder and CEO Diego Saez Gil is keeping it transparent and accountable.

This startup ensures that forestry-based carbon offsets deliver on their promises

Don’t call it a side hustle, think of it as dual careers

To learn how to turn our hobbies into additional streams of income, we turned to Jasmine Lawrence, founder of Eden BodyWorks and product manager on the Everyday Robot Project at X.

Don’t call it a side hustle, think of it as dual careers

How to speak up to HR about DEI

On this week’s episode of ‘Hit the Ground Running,’ we talk to our own chief people officer about how junior employees can speak up about DEI issues and more.

How to speak up to HR about DEI

This company mines everyday plants for breakthrough discoveries

On today’s ‘World Changing Ideas’ podcast, we explore the ‘dark matter’ inside the plants we think we know so well.

This company mines everyday plants for breakthrough discoveries

This is the question you need to ask yourself before looking for a new job

Yes, you should worry about your internet presence, but there’s another step everyone needs to take first.

This is the question you need to ask yourself before looking for a new job

Why your dream job probably doesn’t exist

On the latest episode of ‘Hit the Ground Running,’ we talk about the pressure to ‘live your best life,’ when most of us don’t even know what that looks like.

Why your dream job probably doesn’t exist

How this donation app helped get food directly to hungry people during the pandemic

On this week’s episode of the ‘World Changing Ideas’ podcast: how ironing out food distribution could be the key to solving hunger in America.

How this donation app helped get food directly to hungry people during the pandemic

Work has long been a battlefield for trans employees

On the latest episode of ‘The New Way We Work,’ we talk to Gabriel Arkles from the Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund about how employers and allies can build a more inclusive workplace for trans employees.

Work has long been a battlefield for trans employees

Tech

Small nuclear reactors finally get the nod from regulators, but they still have a lot to prove

This one tool can help you tame your email inbox

Doctors are taking to TikTok to offer guidance on monkeypox—and to dispel harmful myths

News

This bold new Vans collection aims to spotlight African surfing and culture

Coinbase stock price: COIN sinks after $1.1 billion net income loss

Serena Williams is retiring from tennis to focus on other businesses. Here’s a look at her empire

Co.Design

MIT scientists have developed a new kind of camera—from a crab

The war in Ukraine has damaged thousands of buildings. This plan could save them

The worst idea in food? Expiration dates

Work Life

A good job and a healthy mind aren’t mutually exclusive. Here’s how to find both

Why a ‘skip-level meeting’ is key to building your career

Your inability to ‘quiet your mind’ isn’t due to lack of effort. It’s the wrong goal